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Recognised as Colour

#DCAF35

  • #DCAF35
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DCAF35 is a orange with RGB values 220, 175, 53 and HSL 44°, 70%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DCAF35#DCAF35
HEX#DCAF35
RGBrgb(220, 175, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6863, 0.2078
RGB percentages86.3%, 68.6%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(43.8, 70.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.8, 75.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 20.5%, 75.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,462,773
CSS custom property--colour: #DCAF35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#2350CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4AE1Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFBA3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EF9F97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 6.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.4Orange · ΔE 23.9Sandy brown · ΔE 25.6Peru · ΔE 26.4Gold · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3562DC
Analogous#DC5C35, #B5DC35
Triadic#35DCAF, #AF35DC
Split complementary#35B6DC, #5B35DC
Tetradic#35DC5C, #3562DC, #DC35B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF4E3
Lighter +30%#F3E3B7
Lighter +20%#EBD18C
Lighter +10%#E4C060
Darker −10%#BD9321
Darker −20%#927119
Darker −30%#664F12
Darker −40%#3B2E0A
More saturated +25%#FABD17
Less saturated −25%#BEA153

Channel breakdown

R220
G175
B53
Red220 (86.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue43.83°
Saturation (HSL)70.46%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G AF · B 35

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